Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 20:42:17 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:
>
>
>> I do! not on a crowded flight, but if I have room to get
>> comfortable and not annoy anyone, off come my shoes. But my feet
>> are clean and so are my socks, if they stank I wouldn't do that.
>>
>
> On a flight from London to New York a few years ago, on one of those
> airplanes that were 3-4 (5?)-3 configuration, a family got on, taking
> the middle section row while the DH and I were one row back and to
> their left. As soon as they got on, the whole bunch of them took off
> their shoes. The stench was immediate and fierce - and it wasn't just
> foot odor. For the entire flight to New York, the miasma was ever
> present and every time someone walked down the aisle they brought a
> renewed billow of stench. And, as anyone who has flown on long
> flights knows, the recirculating system is a bit compromised toward
> the end of the flight. I literally had my nightshade over my nose
> instead of my eyes for most of the flight.
>

From "Stinkfoot", by Frank Zappa:

Out through the night
An’ the whisperin’ breezes
To the place where they keep
The imaginary diseases...

Now scientists call this disease bromidrosis
And well they should
Even Napoleon knows that
But us regular folks
Who might wear a tennis shoe
Or an occasional python boot
Know this exquisite little inconvenience by the name of:
Stink Foot

Y’know, my python boot is too tight
I couldn’t get it off last night
A week went by, an’ now it’s july
I finally got it off
An’ my girlfriend cry,
"You got stink foot! stink foot, darlin’
Your stink foot puts a hurt on my nose!
Stink foot! stink foot! I ain’t lyin’,
Can you rinse it off, d’you suppose?"

Here fido... fido...
Here fido... bring the slippers little puppy
Yes, that’s a good dog! yes!
Arf, arf, arf!
[crash-tumble-bump-bump-bump]


Best regards,
Bob